Europa League round-up: Whatever about extra payments for previous rounds, there will be no win bonus for the St Patrick's Athletic players to look forward to after they were beaten at home by Karpaty Lviv to bring an end to their Europa League qualifying campaign.

fter an extraordinary day that began with the playing staff threatening to withdraw their services, at least the paying public did have a match to look forward to when a compromise was reached with the club this afternoon.

But the home support had precious little to shout about in the unfamiliar environs of the Tallaght Stadium as the Ukrainians, already 2-0 up from the first leg, took the lead in the 22nd minute which left St Pat’s requiring four unanswered goals to progress.

Evan McMillan did pull one back for Pete Mahon’s side but it was to prove a mere consolation as Igor Khudobyak added to Sergei Zenjov’s earlier strike for Lviv before Igor Oshchypko sealed a 3-1 win five minutes from time.

While the St Pat’s tie looked for a while like being a non-starter, Sligo’s contest with Vorskla was over almost before it had started as the visitors raced into an early 2-0 lead they would never relinquish.

The concession of two away goals after just 17 minutes left Paul Doolin’s side, who had emerged from the Ukraine with a creditable 0-0 draw last week, high and dry and brought their European campaign to an abrupt halt.

Instead of going into the hat for tomorrow’s play-off draw, Sligo were brought crashing down to earth as two strikes in as many minutes put paid to their ambitions.

Vorskla had already gone close before Serhiy Zakarliuka opened the scoring on 16 minutes and the game was up just 60 seconds later when Pavlo Rebenok volleyed home as Sligo went out 2-0 on aggregate.

Fulham secured their berth in the next stage with a 2-0 victory over RNK Split at Craven Cottage. After enduring a tough first leg in Croatia last week, the Londoners won a temperamental third qualifying round clash on home soil.

Andrew Johnson’s header gave the Whites a first half lead, before skipper Danny Murphy wrapped the tie up from the spot.

Stoke secured victory against Hajduk Split to book their place in the play-offs thanks to a 2-0 aggregate win.

The Potters, who went into the third round second leg with a 1-0 lead from last week’s first leg at the Britannia Stadium, put in an impressively controlled display over the 90 minutes, Tony Pulis’ players seemingly untroubled by the vociferous home supporters at Stadion Poljud.

And the performance was capped in the 93rd minute when Ljubo Milicevic put Dean Whitehead’s cross through his own net.

Paulo Sergio steered Hearts into the Europa League play-off with a comprehensive and stylish 4-1 defeat of Hungary’s Paks at Tynecastle tonight.

The new Hearts boss saw Ryan Stevenson score twice in 12 first-half minutes before Andrew Driver marked his return from injury with a third five minutes into the second half and Rudi Skacel celebrated his new contract with a fourth after 71 minutes.

Daniel Bode scored an 89th-minute consolation for Paks as Hearts secured a 5-2 aggregate success with a victory which ended an 11-match winless run and saw them progress through to tomorrow’s 76-team play-off draw alongside Rangers and Celtic.

Selected Europa League Third Qualifying Round, Second Leg

Sligo Rovers 0-2 Vorskla (Agg 0-2)
St Patricks Athletic 1-3 Karpaty Lviv 2 (Agg 1-5)
Hajduk Split 0-1 Stoke (Agg 0-2)
Fulham 2-0 RNK Split (Agg 2-0)
Hearts 4-1 Paks (Agg 5-2)